Automatic time-table and advertising device.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

FREDERIGK JOHN WALTON AND LONGrlNUS VIVIAN ROGERS,,OF FINOHLEY, LON-DON, ENGLAND.

AUT-OIVIATIG TlME-TABLE AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

To. all] whom it! may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK JOHN WALTON and. LONGINUS VIvIAN RoeEEs, subjects-oflthe King of Great Britain, residing. at. Finchley, in the county of London, England, .have. invented a new and .useful Improvement in Automatic Time-Tables and Advertising Devices, of which the following is.

aspecification.

This.- invention relates to an automatic time-table and improved methodof. displaying; advertisements, public announcements, andzthe like, andhas for its object to provide an. automatically-operating advertising devicein which an-essential feature consists of arailway or other time-table centrally arranged whichalways exposes the times of all the trainswhich will start within a certain period.say one hoursuch time-table being; flanked on either side by vertically-arranged advertisements, some of which are stationary. and permanent and others-which are exhibited alternately-say every three minutes. In order to eflect this object, we provide twenty-four cards, upon which the times of the trains are printed or displayed, and-we provide mechanism for removing the frontcard at the expiration of every hour and replacingitatthe back. By this means the cards are. changed every hour through the day and night,.and the correct time-table for every hourisfor that hour displayed and at the expiration of the. hour. removed. We also provide independent mechanismfor alternately displaying the moving advertisementsz In.ord'er: that our'inventionmay be more. readily understood and carried into effect, reference ishereby made to the accompanying sheetsofillustrative drawings, wherein.

Figure Us a frontelevational view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the'front. of. the apparatus removed to show the interior v mechanism. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalv-iew of the apparatus. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of a pivoted lever and its connections which operates the time-table, w-hile Fig. 5 isa. face view of the guide slots along which the time-table. cards slide. Fig. 6 is aside sectional view, to an enlarged scale, illustrating the gravity-hook utilized for-automaticallyengagingthe front time-tablGfOfiI'd; Fig. 7 is-a front elevational view thereof. Figs. 8, 9,, and lOare-side eleva- Specification-of Letters Patent. Application filed January 17, 1905. Serial No 241,497.

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tional, front elevational, and plan views, re-

' spectively, illustrating a detail of our inven. tion; and Fig. 1 1 is a view illustrating another.

detail.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts wherever. occurring, at, Fig. 1, represents the central space behindwhich the time-table cards are-displayed.

b represents permanent advertisementspaces.

0 represents orifices through'which moving advertisements are alternately displayed.

The space (1 may conveniently be arranged for the display of weekly announcements, while the space a may be occupied by aicome plete time-table.

f is the clockwhich regulates, but doesnot perform, the operation of the automatic timetable.

Referring particularly to the mechanism for operating the time-table, a projection or catch 1 is arranged upon the minute-wheel 1 of the clock f or upon any wheel which rotates once in anhour and is so located that at every hour it engages with the upper endof a lever 2, pivoted at 3. The lower end ofthis lever 2 is provided with a forwardly-projecting. bridge 4, arrangedto one side and carrying.

an inwardly-projecting pin or projection 5, while an outwardly-projecting pin or. projection 6 is arrangedto the other side of. the lower endiof this lever 2.

A balance-weight 7 is-arranged in connection with this lever 2, by means of whichthe pin 6 is kept normally in engagementwith the upper end8 of a lever 9, which is fulcrumed upon the spindle 10 of springanotor: mechanism 11 of ordinary form. The lower, end. 12 of this lever has attached to it. the upper end of a chain or other ineXtensible flexible connection 13, the lower end of whichchain carries ahook 14, adapted to slide inaslightly rearwardlyv inclined slot 15, arranged in the front of the machine immediately above thehook 14 when such hook has engaged with.

the wire 19 of the front time-table card 16.

At the top of the slot 15 antifriction rollers or pulleys 21 are mounted for the chain 13 to run upon. The wires 19 of the time-table cards 16 are extended slightly on either side and are arranged to slide in suitable guideslots 22, arranged upon either side ofthe time-table in a manner and for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The lower part of these guide-slots 22 are provided with a suitable curved inclination from the rear to the front of the machine, and the side extension-wires 19 of the twenty-four timetable cards 16one for every hourare arranged in these slots, so that the front card is pressed forward slightly by the weights of the rear ones.

The operation of this portion of the apparatus is as follows: Assuming that the time is 12.30 oclock, the front timetable card will have displayed thereon all the trains, for instance, which start from the station between twelve oelock and one oclock; but immediately one oclock arrives the projection 1 on the minute-wheel 1 of the clock f will engage with the upper end of the pivoted lever 2, moving it about its pivot 3 and causing the pin 6 to be moved out of engagement with the upper end of the lever 9. This lever 9, which, as aforesaid, is associated with the spring-motor mechanism 11, will start to revolve, and the upper end 23 of a gravitycatch 24, carried upon the back of the lever 9, will contact with an inclination or inclined edge 25, and the catch portion of the gravitycatch, which normally protrudes through a hole in the lever and retains a weighted arm 26, which is pivoted at 27 to the lever 9 in a vertical position, will be withdrawn from its engagement with the weighted arm 26, and such weighted. arm will fall onto a hooked bar 28, carried by the lever 9. This falling weight will give an impetus to the lever 9, and with the aid of the s ring-motor mech anism 11 will cause sai lever to rapidly revolve. When, however, the lever 9 has nearly completed one revolution, its upper end will contact with the projection 5, arranged, as aforesaid, upon a bridge 4, arranged upon the lower end of the lever 2, and its motion will be stopped until the projection 1 on the minute-wheel l has passed the upper end of thelever 2, when said lever 2 will return to its normal position, and the upper end of the lever 9 will again come into contact with the projection 6. As the lever 9 revolves, the weighted arm 26 is carried with it, and before said weighted arm reaches its normal position the gravity-catch 24 will again have returned to its normal position, with its catch portion protruding through. a hole in the lever, and will again engage the weighted arm 26, thus retaining it in its vertical position, such weighted arm being pre vented from falling in the other direction by means of a pin 29, fixed upon the lever 9. As

32, when the lower end of the lever 9 will have completed its upward journey and will begin to descend, and the time-table card will have its lower edge drawn clear of the top edges of the other cards and above the inclined planes 33. The said time table card will by its own weight seek to run on its lower edge down the planes 33 and on its wire side extensions down the inclined top 22 of the guide-slot 22. The hook 14,which is retained in the slot 15 by pins 14 and 1 1*, will fall away from engagement with the said card 16, and such card will fall, guided by the rear portion 22 of the guide-slots 22, at the back of the other twenty-three timetable cards 16, and the hook 1 1 will fall down the slot 15 and engage with. the new front time-table card, which will now be visible through the orifice a of the apparatus and upon which will be displayed the time-table from one oclock to two oclock.

WVhat we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In an automatic time-table the combination with. a plurality of cards constituting the time-table; of wires upon. which said cards are carried; of the guide-slots arranged on either side of said cards in which slots the extremities of said wires travel; and of means for automatically raising the front card and causing it to fall at the back at predetermined intervals, substantially as specified.

2. In an automatic time-table the combination with a plurality of cards constituting the timetable; of wires upon which said cards are carried; of the guide-slots arranged on either side of said cards in which slots the extremities of said wires travel; of a gravityhook adapted to engage the front timetable card, of a flexible connection to the lower end of which said hook is attached, and of a rearwardly-inclined slot in which said hook travels and is retained, substantially as specified.

3. In an automatic time-table the combination with a plurality of cards constituting the ti inc-table; of wires upon which said cards are carried; of the guide-slots arranged on either side of said cards .in which slots the extremities of such wires travel; of a gravity hook adapted to engage the front time-table card of a flexible connection. to the lower end of which said hook is attached; of a rearwardly-inclined slot in which said hook travels and is retained; of a spring-operated piv-- IIO oted lever; a projection upon the lower end of said lever to which the end of the flexible connection, remote from the gravityhook, is

adapted to give impetus to said lever; of a fixed pin on said lever; a pivoted gravitycatch normally protruding through such lever, between which fixed pin and gravitycatch the pivoted arm carrying the said weight is normally retained; of a hooked arm connected with the spring-operated pivoted lever for catching the falling weight, and of means for operating the gravity-catch as the spring-operated pivoted lever moves, substantially as specified. I

4. In an automatic time-table the combination with a plurality of cards constituting the time-table; of wires upon which said cards are carried; of the guide-slots arranged on either side of said cards in which slots the extremities of such wires travel; of a gravityhook adapted to engage the front time-table card; of a flexible connection to the lower end of which said hook is attached; of a rearwardly-inclined slot in which said hook travels and is retained; of a spring-operated pivoted lever; a projection upon the lower end of said lever to which the end of the flexible connection remote from the gravity-hook is connected; of a weight pivoted upon and adapted to give impetus to said lever; of a fixed pin on said lover; a pivoted gravitycatch normally protruding through such lever, between which fixed pin and gravitycatch' the pivoted arm carrying the said weight is normally retained; of a hooked arm connected with the sprin -operated pivoted lever for catching the falling weight, means for operating the gravity-catch as the spring operated pivoted lever moves, of means for releasing and arresting said spring-operated pivoted lever at predetermined intervals, substantially as specified.

, 5. In an automatic timetable the combination with a plurality of cards constituting the timetable; of wires upon which said cards are carried; of the guide-slots arranged connected; of a weight pivoted. upon and on either side of said cards in which slots the extremities of such wires travel; of a gravityhook adapted to engage the front time-table card; of a flexible connection to the lower end of which said hook is attached; of a rearwardly-inclined slot in which said hook travels and is retained; of a sprin operated pivoted lever; a projection upon Elie lower end of said lever to which the end of the flexible connection remote from the gravity-hook is connected; of a weight pivoted upon and adapted to give impetus to said lever; of a fixed pin on said lever; a pivoted gravitycatch normally protruding through such lever, between whichfixed pin and ravityoatch the pivoted arm carrying the said weight is normally retained; of a hooked arm connected with the spring-operated pivoted lever for catching the falling weight, of means for operating the gravity-catch as the spring operated pivoted lever moves, of means for releasing and arresting said spring-operated pivoted lever at predetermined intervals, said means comprising a pivoted releasinglever, a weight associated with said lever, a bridge on the lower end of said lever, a rearwardly-projecting pin on said bridge and a forwardly-projecting pin on the lower end of said lever between which pins the upper end of the spring-operated pivoted lever is normally held and of means for causing the releasing-lever to be operated at predetermined intervals, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to the foregoing specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK JOHN WALTON. LONGINUS VIVIAN ROGERS. Witnesses:

ALFD. A. THORNTON, VINCENT HUGHES. 

